Roundup Ready Crops

Roundup Ready Crops are genetically engineered crops that have had their DNA altered to allow them to withstand the herbicide Roundup (glyphosate). Roundup Ready crops include: corn, soybeans, canola, cotton, sugarbeets, and alfalfa. When planting Roundup Ready crops, a farmer can spray the entire crop with Roundup, killing only the weeds and leaving the crop alive. However, one concern with the heavy use of Roundup on Roundup Ready crops is that it will lead to the development of Roundup resistant weeds (sometimes referred to as "superweeds").

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Monsanto
 * Glyphosate
 * Biotechnology
 * Genetically Modified Organisms

External articles

 * Andy Bloxham, Toxic pesticides from GM food crops found in unborn babies, The Telegraph, May 20, 2011.